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hello, everyone! i was hoping someone with an r33 could help me out. whist working on the brakes the other day i noticed that the installers zip tied the front brake lines to what seems to be the dust shield. i would like to have these lines secured properly, but I am not sure where the bracket goes on these. i have the service manual, but the line drawings aren't exactly super helpful with all of the other components that are in the area, so i am hoping that with a few pictures i would be able to understand where these are attached to.

here's what i believe is the part that was removed:

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Yeah so the Skid Factory on Youtube has some good coverage of this exact issue on a Z32 this week.

Basically at the caliper there is a short curtly hard line which terminates at that bracket, then a rubber line with a mount in the middle that goes to a stud on the strut tower then the rubber line continues to a bracket at the chassis where it meets the hard line.

As GTSBoy said, at the caliper end the bracket is deletable, and depending on the caliper you either keep the factory flared end or convert to a banjo fitting with copper washers at the caliper. Generally the line is cable tied to the strut in a similar location to the factory line's stud; I've never seen aftermarket lines with the factory style mount to the strut.

It is important the brake line is mounted to the strut because it is a fixed distance between the caliper and the strut, but you need plenty of movement between the strut and the chassis to allow for full wheel travel.

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6 hours ago, Duncan said:

Yeah so the Skid Factory on Youtube has some good coverage of this exact issue on a Z32 this week.

ah, the nissan bracket company. let me see how i can secure the line to the strut. 

 

6 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

If you toss the rubber lines and the little steel bits on the end into the bin and install some HEL or similar braided lines, all these problems just go away. And the lines are better.

thanks! i hadn’t heard of this company before. i’ll need to figure out the specs to build a line. i like this solution that has a single line and uses the oem mount to secure it, as the bbk came with two hoses for each side, which sounds like a potential point of failure. or, i can tie it to the coilover  

really appreciate the recommendations.  

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add link to referenced yt video

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